As a recently hired accountant for a small business, SMC, Inc., you are provided with last year s balance sheet, income statement, and post closing trial balance to familiarize yourself with the business.

SMC, Inc.

Balance Sheet

ASSET

31 Dec 02

Cash

$34,500

Accounts receivable.

25,000

Inventory

10,000

Supplies

200

Total assets

$69,700

Liabilities and Stockholders Equity

Liabilities:

Accounts payable

$12,000

Salaries payable

1,000

Income taxes payable

3,675

Total liabilities

$16,675

Stockholders equity:

Capital stock (10,000 shares outstanding)

$25,000

Retained earnings.

28,025

Total stockholders equity

53,025

Total liabilities and stockholders equity.

$69,700

SMC, Inc.

Income Statement

For the Year Ended December 31, 2002

Sales revenue

110,000

Rent revenue

1,000

Total revenues.

$111,000

Less cost of goods sold

60,000

Gross margin

$51,000

Less operating expenses:

Supplies expense

400

Salaries expense.

22,000

Miscellaneous expense

4,100

26,500

Income before taxes

$24,500

Less income taxes.

3,675

Net income

20,825

Earnings per share ($20,825 10,000 shares)

$2.08

SMC, Inc.

Post Closing Trial Balance

37,621

Debits

Credits

Cash

34,500

Accounts Receivable

25,000

Inventory

10,000

Supplies

200

Accounts Payable

$12,000

Salaries Payable

1,000

Income Taxes

3,675

Capital Stock

25,000

Retained Earnings

28,025

Totals

$69,700

$69,700

You are also given the following information that summarizes the business activity for the current year, 2003.

a. Issued 5,000 additional shares of capital stock for $10,000 cash.

b. Borrowed $5,000 on January 2, 2003, from Downtown Bank as a long term loan. Interest for the year is $500, payable on January 2, 2004.

c. Paid $3,600 cash on November 1 to lease a truck for one year.

d. Received $1,200 on November 1 from a tenant for six months rent.

e. Paid $600 on October 1 for a one year insurance policy.

f. Purchased $500 of supplies for cash.

g. Purchased inventory for $100,000 on account.

h. Sold inventory for $150,000 on account; cost of the merchandise sold was $80,000.

i. Collected $120,000 cash from customers accounts receivable.

j. Paid $70,000 cash for inventories purchased during the year.

k. Paid $25,000 for sales reps salaries, including $1,000 owed at the beginning of 2003.

l. No dividends were paid during the year.

m. The income taxes payable for the year were paid. Income taxes are based on a 15% corporate tax rate.

n. For adjusting entries, all prepaid expenses are initially recorded as assets, and all unearned revenues are initially recorded as liabilities.

o. At year end, $150 worth of supplies are on hand.

p. At year end, an additional $5,000 of sales salaries are owed, but have not yet been paid.

You are asked to do the following:

1. Journalize the transactions for the current year, 2003, using the accounts listed on the financial statements and other appropriate accounts (you may omit explanations).

2. Set up T accounts and enter the beginning balances from the December 31, 2002, postclosing trial balance for SMC. Post all current year journal entries to the T accounts.

3. Journalize and post any necessary adjusting entries at the end of 2003. (Hint: Items b, c,

d, e, m, o, and p require adjustment.)

4. After the adjusting entries are posted, prepare a trial balance, a balance sheet, and an income statement for 2003. (Hint: Income before income taxes should equal $39,600.)

5. Journalize and post closing entries for 2003 and prepare a post closing trial balance.

6. Using the DuPont framework, compute the return on equity for SMC for 2002 and 2003.

7. Interpretive Question: What is your overall assessment of the financial health of SMC, Inc.?